(West) Map Illustrating the plan of the defences of the Western & North Western Frontier as proposed by Charles Gratiot in his report of Oct. 31, 1837, US Govt., 1837 At this time it was planned to limit western settlement to the states along the west bank of the Mississippi and to reserve for the Indians all the lands to the west. A string of forts was to preserve this division. This is one of two plans of how to accomplish the objective. It shows the states along the rivers and the lands allocated to the Indians to the west and the proposed forts along the western boundary of the states. It was drawn by Washington Hood. Some red outline hand color shows the major roads, as blue highlights the rivers. Wheat, C.I. (TM) #427 Condition is good with some small repairs, mostly marginal. Image size is approximately 15 x 21 (inches)
